I’m gonna leak a little bit of info…
Coming up in June we’re arranging another Music photography show.
Remember last year’s show?
Or 2011’s music exhibition?
We will be showing the work of John Rowlands.
John Rowlands?
He’s shot just about every important music act… ever!
David Bowie, James Brown, Stones, Beatles, Bob Dylan?
Yep.
June 8th, 2013.
Stay tuned for details…
© John Rowlands music photography - - Elvis Presley
Elmwood Art Exhibition at Ottawa Studio Works
Last year we hosted the 2012 Elmwood School’s art student’s annual show highlighting their hard work throughout the year. Looking at the work I would not have expected it to be from high school art students!! They consumed all that their art teacher, Heawon Chun, had to offer.
And they are back for another year! Budding artists from Elmwood School invite you to see their work in May at our photo studio – Ottawa Studio Works!
Details:
Vernissage – Friday, May 3rd; 7-9pm
May 3rd-12th, 2013.
Hours:
Wednesday-Friday: 12-6pm.
Saturday, Sunday: 10-4pm.
Monday, Tuesday: Closed.
Ottawa Studio Works
160 Preston St. Ottawa
2012 Elmwood Art Exhibition at Ottawa Studio Works
“The Annual Elmwood Spring Art Show 2013 is a showcase of selected works from the Grade 9-12 programs, presented at Ottawa Studio Works to give the aspiring art students their first experience in the art world.
Heawon Chun at 2012's Elmwood Art Exhibition at Ottawa Studio Works
The standards for the show are high, and the resulting caliber of the works is impressive.
Among the variety of works, the show includes plaster orbs conveying natural and surreal elements all at once.
Grade 9 students began with observational studies of nature to compose original designs, which were transposed into plaster using the ‘reductive process’. In another project, they were challenged to reflect on their inner personal strengths and represent those in symbols, invented or researched, and rendered as a Watercolour Mandala composition.
The show’s works range from diminutive to very large, and include:
• Sculpture
• Painting
• Drawing
• Mixed Media
• Installation
Elmwood Art Exhibition at Ottawa Studio Works
Using the Mix Media, Installation, grade 10 – 12 students were led through various mark making exercises, and found-object sculpting to free them from conventional and potentially restrictive modes of drawing and sculpture.
Elmwood Art Exhibition at Ottawa Studio Works
Older students were opened to an understanding of the relevance and acceptance of mark making as a drawing in the contemporary framework of art. Student’s experiments fashioned breathtaking drawings and found-object sculptures with their personal artistic signatures.
The show is open to the public.”
Elmwood School Art Exhibition
It’s almost here!
The Media and Celebrity photo contestant’s work is all done:
• Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson
• CBC’s Ian Black and Alan Neal
• Ottawa Citizen’s Peter Simpson
• CTV’s Graham Richardson
• Sandy Sharkey
• Majic 100’s Stuntman Stu
• Ottawa Magazine’s Sarah Brown & Jane Corbett
… and other Ottawa personality’s photos are waiting to be auctioned to raise money for the Ottawa Food Bank.
© Sandy Sharkey’s “What I love about Ottawa/Gatineau”
• Celebrity photos are hanging in the studio.
• Additional auction items are ready forbidding…
• We’re putting up last minute touches.
• Public contest photo slideshow is almost ready.
We’re just buzzing while waiting for YOU to come and bid on the photos / prizes to raise money for the Ottawa Food Bank.
Big thanks to donor sponsors:
• Henry’s
• Mountain Equipment Co-op
• Old Chelsea Bakery
• Ottawa 67s
• David Chernushenko
• Zak’s Diner
… for the additional prizes!
And thanks to:
• Patrick Gordon Framing
• Artopix
• Dave Andrews
… for producing the artworks!!
See some recent previews of the show:
• Ottawa Citizen
• Postcards from the Mothership
• Ottawa Magazine Weekender
Exhibition and Auction
Want to see the celebrity and media photos? You’ll have to visit exhibition and auction raising money for the Ottawa Food Bank:
Ottawa Studio Works
160 Preston St. (between Gladstone and Somerset)
Saturday, February 23rd
Noon to 8:30pm.
Auction and “People’s Choice Ballot” runs until 7pm.
Presentation at 8pm
See you there!!
Ottawa Food Bank
There are some loose ends to address on the blog today.
1. OPEN HOUSE EXTENSION!
We are open on December 9th from 1-4pm
We had a great turnout at the Open House last weekend but some people were disappointed to miss it. It’s not too late – we are opening the studio over the next few weeks to:
• present our work – editorial, commercial and artwork
• show off our photo students work – They have worked hard on our photo classes. It’s time to show off some of their work!
• offer cards, artwork and posters for sale.
We are open on December 9th from 1-4pm
Open House at the Photo Studio - Ottawa art, gifts
2. Pet Photos with Santa!
We are photographing YOUR pets with Santa at the West Quebec SPCA to support their work to help dogs and cats. The SPCA is selling our photos of your pets for a crazy price of $15 (many people pay more – it’s a good cause!)
Come with your pet. Have your photo taken. Donate. Pick up your print as you leave. Easy!!
Pet Photo Details
3. Cube Gallery – Great Big Smalls
Visit the Cube Gallery’s fun Great Big smalls show – there’s something for everyone and all art budgets! Many artist’s work (including mine!) grace the walls – waiting for you to take it home!
4. DIY Portraits
Guaranteed Fun!
We have some spots left on Saturday, December 15, 2012. Bring your camera and plug it into our studio. You direct and photograph your family photos in a working Ottawa photo studio! Very fun and a good deal!!
DIY portraits - Ottawa - © Lucy, Richard, Catherine!
5. Photo Classes, Safaris and Workshops
Better photos. Our workshops help people make sense of their complicated cameras. Students get better photos and smile more!!
Coming up:
• Online Photo Program – Join us for a new photo challenge every month!
• Creative Fundamentals – the building blocks of photography
• Natural Light Portraits – better people pictures!
• Glass Blowing Photo Safari – a hot photo adventure
• Photographing Pro Hockey – Fast paced Ottawa 67s hockey on Senator’s home ice – realize a dream shooting at ScotiaBank Place!
6. Check Friday’s Photographer Round-up
Be nosy and get the scoop on who’s shooting what in the Ottawa area. Comes out each Friday in the afternoon (or morning!)
Our photo studio is starting to shape-up for this weekend’s Open House.
Visit this Saturday, December 1st;
Noon-4pm
7pm-close
OttawaStudioWorks.com
160 Preston St. (between Somerset and Gladstone)
art exhibition Ottawa
What to expect:
• Student photos! We’ve been overwhelmed with student and instructor photos. All these photos have come from people either teaching or taking our photo classes. Come and see their successes!
• Watershed. See one of the biggest collections we’ve shown from this decade long project.
• Dogs. Sadly (or luckily?) there will be no dogs at the Open House but we encourage you to bring some food or $donations for ALL the furry friends at the WestQuebec SPCA.
• Artwork. There will be artwork on the wall for viewing, discussing and buying. Something for all budgets.
• Greeting cards. We have a growing collection with some new choices this season.
• Photo Classes. Find out what’s coming up.
• Extended Hours. Due to requests we will open the Open House in the afternoon. Bring the family.
Art Exhibition Ottawa
Details:
Saturday, December 1st;
Noon-4pm
7pm-close
OttawaStudioWorks.com
160 Preston St. (between Somerset and Gladstone)
More info…
Ottawa Art Exhibition
On the weekend we hosted a photo exhibition – Walk the Streets of Istanbul at our photo studio, Ottawa Studio Works.
By the end of the opening the photographer had a very wide smile on her face. The show was very well attended, feedback was excellent and she made good sales.
Photo Exhibition – Ottawa & Turkey
The show covered a three year span spent living in Turkey, capturing architecture, life and sights of Istanbul and surrounding areas.
If you missed the show you have another chance – she will be at the studio this Thursday, October, 2012 from 3:30 onwards (no set closing time – come earlier than later!) based on demand!
Photo Exhibition – Ottawa – Turkey
Putting on a show like this is a lot of work! We offer the space to artist’s wanting a venue to exhibit their work. So far we’ve had great success with shows by David Trattles, Blair Gable, Kevin Foisy, Lou Truss, Elmwood School’s Art Classes, and others. Interested in promoting your work? Let us help you step into the spotlight!
Photo Exhibition – Ottawa – Turkey
It’s coming up fast.
Lou Truss introduces you to the faces of some courageous young women. Her show, “Faces and a Cause,” showcases young women who have fought breast cancer.
© Lou Truss - courageous cancer survivors!
Lou says:
“My father was diagnosed and died quite suddenly with Cancer eleven years ago.
Since then I’ve always wanted to raise awareness about this horrendous disease, and my photography seemed like the fitting avenue to go down. The idea photographing women who have survived Breast Cancer came about when Harry Nowell photographed Katie Evans.
I met Katie and talked to her about Breast Cancer and how she dealt with the treatment. She blew me away with her courage and strength.
It also blew me away when I found out how young she was when she was diagnosed.
© Lou Truss - courageous cancer survivors!
Meeting Katie was a turning point for me. I then decided to photograph women who have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
I’m amazed that women in their early twenties are now being diagnosed. When you are in your 20’s you think you’re invincible, you can live forever. Women in their 40’s + get Breast Cancer!
I never checked myself when I was in my 20’s. Having a young daughter has made me more aware that she needs to check herself when she’s older.
The charity I chose to support is Young Adult Cancer Canada which is close to Katie’s heart.
The women I photographed are amazing.
They are incredibly strong, beautiful women and I feel incredibly honoured to have been able to capture their images.”
Come celebrate the show, meet courageous women, share experiences, donate, laugh and live.
Details:
Friday, September 14th, 2012;
7:30-10pm
A big thank-you to everyone who came to see and learn from the Watershed exhibit in Chelsea this weekend. We had visitors from the municipality of Chelsea, Hendrick Farm, Orleans photo club, Club Polarisé, photo students, neighbours and art buyers. People came from far away to see the largest showing of Watershed work to date.
Thanks to Becky and Reid and Susan for helping us take the show down at the end of the weekend before the rain came!
We will be showing the work by appointment at our photo studio within a week and will be announcing a show at a gallery soon for the fall. Interested in seeing the work? Let us know by email.
We will also be showing the work of Lou Truss at the studio in September – stay tuned for an announcement soon!
Watershed art exhibit
The World Press Photo Exhibition are back in Ottawa at the War Museum.
It’s a collection of the best press photography in the last year. There are some tear-jerking, heart-crushing, hard-to-look-at photos from some of the world’s hot spots.
But there is some fun, lively and lovely imagery as well. I make sure to see the exhibit every year.
Last year we brought a group and then had Blair Gable present some of his photo work at our studio.
GO! That’s an order.
The exhibit is on only until August 26th.
It’s worth a visit. And it’s free.
World Press Photo Exhibit - Ottawa
We took some R&R last week at a B&B in the Laurentians – no camera (ie no photos), just charging the batteries.
Here’s what’s coming up this week:
• We will announce a new seminar in our Creative Business Seminar Series.
• A social with the ProProgram students.
• Our Online Photo Program members get their monthly photo challenge after exploring last week’s exploratory lesson. See last month’s online photo successes.
• Preparing for the Watershed Exhibit in Chelsea – very close to the watershed itself!
Stay tuned – lots of fun coming!